Semantic web, reusable learning objects, personal learning networks in health: key pieces for digital health literacy

Konstantinidis, Stathis; Wharrad, Heather; Windle, Richard; Bamidis, Panagiotis

Abstract

The knowledge existing in the World Wide Web is exponentially expanding, while continuous advancements in health sciences contribute to the creation of new knowledge. There are a lot of efforts trying to identify how the social connectivity can endorse patients' empowerment, while other studies look at the identification and the quality of online materials. However, emphasis has not been put on the big picture of connecting the existing resources with the patients “new habits” of learning through their own Personal Learning Networks. In this paper we propose a framework for empowering patients' digital health literacy adjusted to patients' currents needs by utilizing the contemporary way of learning through Personal Learning Networks, existing high quality learning resources and semantics technologies for interconnecting knowledge pieces. The framework based on the concept of knowledge maps for health as defined in this paper. Health Digital Literacy needs definitely further enhancement and the use of the proposed concept might lead to useful tools which enable use of understandable health trusted resources tailored to each person needs

Citation

Konstantinidis, S., Wharrad, H., Windle, R., & Bamidis, P. (2017). Semantic web, reusable learning objects, personal learning networks in health: key pieces for digital health literacy. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 238, https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-781-8-219

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jul 1, 2017
• Publication Date: Jul 7, 2017
• Deposit Date: Sep 11, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 11, 2017
• Journal: Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
• Print ISSN: 0926-9630
• Electronic ISSN: 1879-8365
• Publisher: IOS Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 238
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-781-8-219
• Keywords: eHealth literacy, Personal learning environments in Health, PLE, service user
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/871539
• Publisher URL: http://ebooks.iospress.nl/volumearticle/46868